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somware. Sometimes they are malicious system with the malware. is still effective against current threats. system that is unprotected. Don’t be col- and just want to destroy data. And some- They cannot assume that only the com- lateral damage. There is a balance in our times, as in the most recent incident, Ef? ciency and Cybersecurity pany’s main computer needs to be kept modern world between ef? ciency and they lose control of the malware and it Companies must adopt a robust com- current. They cannot assume that be- security – you can’t have one without impacts unintended third parties. prehensive cybersecurity system, keep cause they are small ? sh, they will be the other. Don’t turn off your computers

Malware can be hidden in some other it up-to-date, and continually train their ignored. As the June 2017 incident dem- and other electronic devices, but don’t company’s software that is then down- staff regarding the importance of cy- onstrated, many of the computer systems assume that they will always do exactly loaded into a computer of the intended bersecurity. The threat evolves rapidly. that were infected were not intended tar- what you and only you want. You don’t target, as happened initially in the June Entities cannot assume that because they gets. Some malware, once released, will leave your car unlocked, so why would 2017 incident. Malware can also be updated their system six months ago it attack any computer in any computer you leave your IT system unlocked?

hidden in a ? le that gets uploaded into a computer system. This is a common technique. The ? le is usually sent to someone with access to the computer system in an innocent-looking email, often appearing to be from a friend or co-worker. There are generally indica- tions that something is amiss (e.g., the email address is unusual; the subject of the email is odd; the URL of the link sus- picious; etc.). All it takes is one unsus- pecting individual to accept and open the email or upload from an infected mem- ory stick to corrupt the entire computer

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